- Lead the definition of the portfolio's strategy and guiding principles (in partnership with relevant stakeholders) to ensure optimal innovation ambition within the context of Edward Jones' strategic goals and capabilities.
- Assess and identify the strategic opportunities for inorganic capabilities, products, solutions, and services to address firm strategic goals (e.g., Firm Leader priorities, Apollo 30 priorities, etc.)
- Establish appropriate portfolio allocation of solutions across established growth lanes, efficient capital allocation, risk diversification, etc.
- Develop portfolio health/risk strategy, measurement framework/system, and proactively realign portfolio within risk appetite.
- Lead associates / analysts in the strategic execution of the pipeline and portfolio strategy
- Lead the development of strategic frameworks to evaluate pipeline ideas (including setting guardrails for business cases and financial return expectations) and analyzing recommendations to ensure firm strategy alignment
- Develop input curation approach (e.g., sources, prioritization, channels, etc.), develop an efficient system / process to strategically collect pipeline inputs from internal and external sources, and synthesize a complex multitude of factors on a continuing basis
- Develop and execute consistent and effective stakeholder strategy to ensure innovation alignment with senior business leaders to support inorganic growth opportunities and ongoing collaboration, engagement to ensure sustained support.
- Interface closely with business leaders to fully understand and support inorganic growth opportunities for Edward Jones - from idea to business case.
- Build partnerships with functional capabilities to build shared accountability for successful use/integration of new capabilities, products, solutions and service.
- Develop internal and external PR communication strategies to create advocacy and excitement for portfolio, and enthusiasm for continued investment
- Cultivate a broad network of internal and external relationships to enhance effectiveness and influence.
- Provide strategic thought leadership in developing and maturing the function in addition to an ability to execute.
- Support the management of a portfolio of innovative investments and incubations throughout their lifecycle
- Assist in Training/Mentoring more junior EJV Analysts.
What you'll need - Bachelor's degree is required with an emphasis in Accounting, Finance, or Economics preferred. Advanced Degree(s) or Certification(s) in Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Analytics are preferred.
- 10+ Years general Fin Services experience, or 7+ year Corporate Development, Corporate Strategy, Investment Banking, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Innovation, or Digital Product Development required.
- Advanced skills in some of the following areas: innovation management, systems thinking, planning and organizing, relationship building, collaboration, critical thinking, project management.
- Strong analytical, strategic planning and execution skills to drive the continued evolution of a functional capability
- Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation communication skills with the ability to provide concise, relevant market commentary and periodically explain complex EJV and corporate development terms/concepts directly to key stakeholders.
- Demonstrated entrepreneurial openness and ability to explore new possibilities and to approach issues differently; a visionary; intellectually agile
- People leadership a plus
- The EJV Director will be responsible to collaborate with senior firm leaders and synthesize disparate sources of information to recommend strategy and facilitate innovation portfolio management activities.
- The EJV Director will be responsible to build partnership with, and advocacy and accountability of firm leaders for the use and integration of new capabilities, products, solutions and services.
- The EJV Director will use rigorous, fact based, quantitative and qualitative analysis to support strategic recommendations on the most complex initiatives at the firm.
- The scope of work will be broad (firm-wide) by nature and therefore span various domains across the firm.
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Senior Manager - St Louis, United States - Edward Jones
Description
Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500 company where people come first. With over 8 million clients and 19,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we're proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society.
We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.
People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report .
1 Fortune 500, published June 2023, data as of December 2022. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
Edward Jones is seeking a highly skilled individual to serve as an Senior Manager for the newly created Edward Jones Ventures Innovation team. This individual will be a critical member of a small, nimble team that supports execution against the firm's strategic goals by developing and managing the inorganic strategy, pipeline, and portfolio of work (e.g., mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, venture investments, business incubations, and other strategic initiatives that have a transformative impact on the firm).
Key responsibilities include the following:
What you will do
Portfolio Strategy
Span of Influence:
The span of influence includes strategic items impacting the entire firm:
Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office three days per week, with preference for Tuesday through Thursday.
At Edward Jones, w e are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.Check out our U
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At Edward Jones, we value and respect our associates and their contributions, and we recognize individual efforts through a rewards program that promotes a long-term career, financial security and well-being.
Visit our career site to learn more about our total compensation approach, which in addition to base salary, typically includes benefits, bonuses and profit sharing.
The salary range for this role is based on national data and actual pay is based on skills, experience, education, and other relevant factors for a potential new associate:Salary:
$ $232541
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